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This is true, and in my initial shock, I failed to take this into consideration. I generally have the same attitude you do towards these sorts of things, it does sadden me when anyone changes themselves so physically out of a need to feel "more" or "better." I don't necessarily judge them for it, it just makes me feel sad that people would feel the need to put their bodies through such things.

And I do realize that there is a huge difference between labiaplasty and female genital mutilation, but I think somewhere at the core, there is a similar underlying sentiment of control of women and getting them to fit into some "ideal" of beauty. I realize it's a gray area, especially when compared with things such as breast augmentation/reduction, teeth whitening, hair dyeing, and other things of that nature, but my personal feeling on it is that it is an unnecessary commodity that just allows for women to find more things "wrong" with their bodies. This is just my personal feeling on it though, and I mean no offense towards those who would elect to have this surgery. I just hope that the women who do choose are not doing it because they feel it's the only way they will be beautiful/loved/wanted/accepted, and address those concerns in other, potentially healthier ways.